"Many software companies are small, struggling groups
that depend on the revenue stream to stay alive. Often, developers have
used all their savings and maxed out their credit cards to create a program.
For larger companies—such as Autodesk—developing a new program means a
very big investment. And we’ve got to make the total investment before
the first dollar of sales comes in. Software thieves say, 'It’s a small
thing. Look how easy and inexpensive it is to make a few disks.' But making
software really isn’t about disks. Making software is about people."